Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-08-16

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- Il sOiiCnei. AIiress an communication
intended Zoe this department % AoRlcvL-
rUnAL kDrrOR. OxrOKD pEx0cKAr. fAKis, Ma.
GROWING FRUIr FOR MARKET.
Fruit growing II undergoing important
changes each year. aud hrtaers are learn.
Ing valuable lessons concerning the I'm
p0rtAnce % grazing. bnddlng selecting
and adapting vines and trees 10 special
soils BY repeated experiments. Fruit
growing a. q business mus, be looked up
on a. 4 separate Industry, In which a.
much care and attention are required a. In
any other department OF agriculture. The
greatest mistake that 4 ogten male II AZ
The very outset Formerly II Was consid-
cred advisable 20 set cat The orchard on
some corner OF The farm where the soil
was not particularly fertile, 50 that all The
rich snd ililab.e land could be devoted 10
The raising % grain crops. These orch
ards were mixed. including pear, apple,
cherry, plum and dozen other kinds OF
trees. all OF which were thought 20 be able
20 flourish anywhere AMI under almost
any conditions. No regard being paid
either % the exposed situation OF The trees
or % Tie aiaptAblliiy OF The coll. the trees
In many cases were poor. siunted and
shOrt-livet. The destructive insects were
legion on them. aud, owing 20 The trees
weakcrCd condition. these pests were able
20 DO more damage % them than II they
had been siFoag and healthy.
sELrCriOx.
While The strong vine fruits Arc no, re-
strictsd to any particular section OF ihe
country, and can usually Do grown sue
ctssfllly Id protected locations near the
4 l. -. aWA
PEACHES Arc very different. Even during
he pas, few years farmers have learned
anew lesson cOncefulug these latter trees,
that many places that wefe thought 20 b.
favorable for their growth are poorly suit.
81 % them. When any particular kind OF
frult has been 10 speclAl demand ior sea
son or two. fErnsrs Throughout The coun-
try have started into raising them In order
20 supply The demand. fae greatest ex-
pcciAii0ns arc Anticipated from these
vsriurcs. bui In many cases their hopss
prove baselcss. ior The sOu and climate l.
| lll.aiapisd o thc growing OF TIE frult
Repeaicd srorts have been made % get
suitable varieties 90 apples Tor Illinois.
Iowa krd Missouri, and YET 30 fAr little
success has attended these attempts. The
tres SO grow there, and produce good
fruit. bot they arc not profitable, and many
OF the oli orchards are being destroyed,
ana grain planted In their places. Then
uIr SIZE OF AZ ORCHARD,
% ffuii trccs. even 10 = climate suitable 10
their growth Is &C important question
With tie farmer. The trtes VII Dc great
" lrfacrcsd BY surrounding cireumstAn-
Cos, Ard in OrtCr % raise good, healthy
ones everything should be mAte cOngeriAi
- their growth. The sArguinc fTuli
grower. who las hsd no experience IN THIS
Inc And starts into the business with grcAi
expectaiinus should look upon both sides
OF the subject before ac puts spade - The
earth. "A orchard OF good frult-trces l.
most dillcult thlng % raise ani tend prop
efly. We have wrecks Of them scattered
AZ over ihe county, And they arc slnpy
he monuments Of Ignorance and great eN.
nectations never realized. Planting orSh-
arts In high ATTITUDES In sheltered loca.
tons. where the land Is Ia a high state u
cultivation, seems % DC productive OF
good results lof the frsi Few years. ~ the
varieties AZ OF tender sort they shoot
10 rapidly, and produce abundance offruit,
bat each Spr.ng vii witness the death 81
one or more % ihc trees. The forced sap
py wood xlll bc unable 90 stand The rigofs
of the northern climate. and their strength
will be- largely d.sslpAied Ia their erogts
20 30 good work. II lie orchard Is In
tended 4 DC a permanent sGAir, which Il
usually desired II The fruli grower i look
Ing for profi Ia hls work, early maiurly
should 10. be forced The sap ia, Is
rushed % into tie trcc premAi1rcly 70
form branches and leaves vii rob eonsld.
eiah!e strength from ths trurk. aui make
he tree ever sfterwaris weak and liable
20 diseases of various kinds.
TiiE LAND
hat i dcslgned for fruli orchards requires
cultivation OF high order, and there are
necfssarlly many attendant expens IN
ihis work. Thcre are many instances OF
lArge pron. Ia fruli growing. and u ne
facts of he case were known u would oe
found thAia great deal oi II depended up
on the owners careful preparation OF TIE
soll All selection of suitable sites. Large
crop. OF fruit are no more raised by aecl.
dent thar paying crops of corn, and' II
anything. tie latter would have tle Al
vantsge Ia this respect. Tor even Aiiet
PROPER site IL selected And the rig ~ euiu-
vA,lOn given 20 The soil Tor ffut uces,
there are siill innumerAble dlseoarAgins
things 20 encounter. Al extra late ifoss
when the trees have budeed may wilmer
ihe whole crop, and deprive TIE owner OF
Al hls pfoits. Numerous insects ana
parasitic fungi are constantly dispuuns
he possession of the trees and vines All
he am0gnt of labor required 10 do oAiile
successfully with these little pests mus
be- lgurcd up into the hundreds ot dollars
each year. A sudden blight OF one nature
OF another will Often sweep thfoagh
section Of Tie cOuniry, and witheF the
leaves and iruii oi every piAnt and iree'
FRicKs.
IN. on Tic Other hand frult raising hAs
az advantage over Any other Kind OF crops
TIE market price j. always naeiaAuug'
apd there Is The chance of The price OF DO
taioes. corn OF grain falling 80 low thatlt
would not pay TIE farmer 10 pay TIE cost
0f transportation. lie, consequently, unas
hirnsslf with q large Surplus OF unmhket-
49, roots on his hands, which must be
was,et % 4 certain degree. Not 50 with
fruit The price Tor the vine fruits In
sre.h sts,e. such a. the strawberries, rAsp-
Ferrie.. blackoerrles, curranis. etc, also
euc,ustes, bat they can DO dried Wiln
such ease ani rapldliy that there Il really
i,,ie loss sustained. There IL also pref
~ s,eAdy demand for dried fraii, And nun
drvlns l. becoming necessary part OF
profitable small fruit culture.
NeMlyevsry farmer makes practice OF
r.lslng frult for his own table, and DOT ior
mrksi. Thls workSalriei on In con- ane.
yon With his oiheF farm duties - veO
.vreesble and satisfactory. provided u docs
not occupy 700 much OF bis attention. IL
i rensrsily = poor p0ncy 20 attempt 70
grow much frult for the market aud a. ths
sarne time carry on general farming WORK
Roth are separate industries - De made
profits5!e. And a. farming needs persistent
i.bor ard attention. so does fruit growing
need The NOS; Intelligent preparation anu
I.bor throughout-Gc0. Il. WdlsA IN "